Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works
Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works Vegetation (Floating River Vegetation) - Office of Public Works
Latin Name English Name Potamogeton alpinus (Red Pondweed) Habitat Still or slow flowing water, canals or ditches Leaf Description Narrow pointed leaves sometimes floating Flower Description Short green flower spike Potamogeton berchtoldii (Small Pondweed) Still or slow flowing freshwater Slender dark – pale green leaves Small flower spike Potamogeton crispus (Curled Pondweed) Deep still flowing freshwater Wavy toothed narrow oblong leaves Small flower spike Potamogeton coloratus (Fen Pondweed) Shallow water especially fens Broad oval red leaves floating or submerged XXIV Potamogeton filiformis (Slender-leaved Pondweed) Shallow still water near the sea Blunt tipped leaves often in tufts Small flower spike Submerged flowers Water type Avoids lime Lime Avoids acid Lime Brackish water Distinguishing Feature Dried leaves are red colour. Latin Name English Name Potamogeton freseii (Flat-stalked Pondweed) Habitat Still water canals, ditches, rivers, lakes Leaf Description Narrow pointed leaves Flower Description Thickened flower stalk Stems slightly flattened Potamogeton gramineus (Variousleaved Pondweed) Shallow water fens, ditches, canals Floating oval leaves, narrow submerged leaf Flower on short spike Potamogeton lucens (Shining Pondweed) Still slow moving water Broad wavy submerged leaves Long stout flower spike Potamogeton natans (Broad-leaved Pondweed) Still or slow moving water Floating leaves long broad elliptical or oval Water type Lime Acid Lime Freshwater Acid Distinguishing Feature Flattened stems Most common pondweed Flattened stems Potamogeton obtusifolius (Blunt-leaved Pondweed) Shallow ponds or lakes Blunt laves 2.5-3.5mm wide
Latin Name English Name Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed Habitat Still/ slow flowing rivers, or brackish water Leaf Description Dark green pointed leaves 4mm – 1m long Flower Description Compact flower Potamogeton perfoliatus Perfoliate Pondweed Deep still or slow flowing water Stem embraced by submerged oval leaves Long stalked flower spike Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed Shallow water and bog flushes Floating oval leaves with tint red. Small dense flower spike Potamogeton praelongus Long-stalked Pondweed Deep lakes and rivers Submerged wavy leaf arranged zig zag on stem Aerial flower spike A summary of the ecological characteristics of floating river vegetation geographically distributed in Ireland (Blamey et al., 2003, EUNIS website, Hale, A., Spink, 1992, Webb et al., 1996) XXV Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed Sometimes brackish water Sharply pointed leaves 1-2mm wide Small flower spike Water type Lime Freshwater Acid Lime Avoids acid Distinguishing Feature Can cope with pollution Latin Name English Name Berula erecta Lesser Water Parsnip Habitat Still water, ditches, fens and marshes. Leaf Description From five to nineteen leaf pairings along leaf stalk Flower Description Large white flower head of multiple tiny flowers Zannichellia paultris Horned Pondweed Still, slow water ponds, lakes or brackish water Submerged filament leaves Submerged green tiny flower no petals Groenlandia densa Opposite leaved pondweed Fontinalis antipyretica Aquatic Moss Rivers and canals Shallow slow flowing rivers and streams Short wavy submerged leaves arranged oppositely along the stem Small stalked flower head green brown colour curves downwards Dark green leaves in three rows along stem slightly overlapping No flowers spores produced instead Water type Freshwater Lime Lime Slightly acidic Distinguishing Feature
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Latin Name<br />
English Name<br />
Potamogeton<br />
alpinus<br />
(Red Pondweed)<br />
Habitat Still or slow<br />
flowing water,<br />
canals or ditches<br />
Leaf Description Narrow pointed<br />
leaves<br />
sometimes<br />
floating<br />
Flower Description Short green<br />
flower spike<br />
Potamogeton<br />
berchtoldii<br />
(Small<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Still or slow<br />
flowing<br />
freshwater<br />
Slender dark –<br />
pale green<br />
leaves<br />
Small flower<br />
spike<br />
Potamogeton<br />
crispus<br />
(Curled<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Deep still<br />
flowing<br />
freshwater<br />
Wavy toothed<br />
narrow oblong<br />
leaves<br />
Small flower<br />
spike<br />
Potamogeton<br />
coloratus<br />
(Fen Pondweed)<br />
Shallow water<br />
especially fens<br />
Broad oval red<br />
leaves floating or<br />
submerged<br />
XXIV<br />
Potamogeton<br />
filiformis<br />
(Slender-leaved<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Shallow still<br />
water near the sea<br />
Blunt tipped<br />
leaves <strong>of</strong>ten in<br />
tufts<br />
Small flower spike Submerged<br />
flowers<br />
Water type Avoids lime Lime Avoids acid Lime Brackish water<br />
Distinguishing Feature Dried leaves are<br />
red colour.<br />
Latin Name<br />
English Name<br />
Potamogeton<br />
freseii<br />
(Flat-stalked<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Habitat Still water<br />
canals, ditches,<br />
rivers, lakes<br />
Leaf Description Narrow pointed<br />
leaves<br />
Flower Description Thickened<br />
flower stalk<br />
Stems slightly<br />
flattened<br />
Potamogeton<br />
gramineus<br />
(Variousleaved<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Shallow water<br />
fens, ditches,<br />
canals<br />
<strong>Floating</strong> oval<br />
leaves, narrow<br />
submerged<br />
leaf<br />
Flower on<br />
short spike<br />
Potamogeton<br />
lucens<br />
(Shining<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Still slow moving<br />
water<br />
Broad wavy<br />
submerged leaves<br />
Long stout flower<br />
spike<br />
Potamogeton<br />
natans<br />
(Broad-leaved<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Still or slow<br />
moving water<br />
<strong>Floating</strong> leaves<br />
long broad<br />
elliptical or oval<br />
Water type Lime Acid Lime Freshwater Acid<br />
Distinguishing Feature Flattened stems Most common<br />
pondweed<br />
Flattened stems<br />
Potamogeton<br />
obtusifolius<br />
(Blunt-leaved<br />
Pondweed)<br />
Shallow ponds or<br />
lakes<br />
Blunt laves<br />
2.5-3.5mm wide
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